Question

    Are you going to school for something your parents pushed on you? Are you doing things just because others expect you to? I found many ____in my Life Coaching lessons. The biggest one some students are having is that they are living a life someone else has ____for them.

Why on earth would someone live a life that someone else wants for him? Usually, the main ___is his parents. When we’re growing up we must do what our parents want us to do. We really don’t have our own ____. The problem is that most parents are overly ____that they know what’s best for their children. Many parents ____their children to make certain educational ____. Some parents won’t ____their children’s college, unless the children learn ____what the parents decide.

Parents aren’t the only ones ____their ideas on my students. I have some students who are doing jobs they really ____, but their friends or relatives would not support them if they apply for a _____job they’d like better.

Are you allowing others to decide what life you are living now? If so, it is a ____.

Even if you are about to ____for college and you find that the only way your parents will pay school fees for you is that you choose Business, but you want to ____Art… And at this moment I don’t ___that you choose the major you have no ____. Follow your heart.

Remember, ____choose your major or job that you don’t like just because of others’ ideas. If you choose what you like, you will be a(n) ____ person and will positively influence others. Live the life you want from now on____you will get happiness.

1.A. students B. problems C. examples D. results

2.A. designed B. trained C. introduced D. expressed

3.A. rule B. reason C. news D. information

4.A. excuses B. complaints C. wishes D. choices

5.A. excited B. worried C. confident D. careful

6.A. expect B. allow C. agree D. teach

7.A. challenges B. practices C. experiences D. achievements

8.A. turn to B. learn about C. pay for D. drop in

9.A. regularly B. nearly C. gradually D. exactly

10.A. offering B. placing C. depending D. trying

11.A. hate B. enjoy C. appreciate D. accept

12.A. familiar B. similar C. different D. terrible

13.A. mistake B. chance C. decision D. character

14.A. send B. look C. head D. wait

15.A. refuse B. learn C. change D. copy

16.A. remember B. trouble C. mind D. suggest

17.A. interest B. explanation C. advantage D. preparation

18.A. sometimes B. never C. often D. still

19.A. beautiful B. clever C. happy D. honest

20.A. but B. and C. or D. although

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

5.C

6.A

7.D

8.C

9.D

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.A

18.B

19.C

20.B

【解析】

本文是一篇议论文。文章作者主要告诉我们：做自己喜欢做的事，不要受他人的影响，你会变得很快乐。

1.考查名词词义辨析。A. students学生；B. problems问题；C. examples例子；D. results结果。由上文的两个问句可知，在我的人生辅导课上，我发现了很多问题。故选B。

2.考查动词词义辨析。A. designed设计；B. trained训练；C. introduced介绍；D. expressed表达。一些学生最大的问题是，他们过着别人为他们设计的生活。故选A。

3.考查名词词义辨析。A. rule规则；B. reason原因；C. news消息；D. information信息。由上文的“Why”可知，此处回答上文提的问题，强调原因。通常，主要原因是他的父母。故选B。

4.考查名词词义辨析。A. excuses借口；B. complaints抱怨；C. wishes祝愿；D. choices选择。根据前句When we’re growing up we must do what our parents want us to do.可知，在成长的过程中，我们必须做父母想让我们做的事，我们真的没有自己的选择。故选D。

5.考查形容词词义辨析。A. excited激动的；B. worried担忧的；C. confident自信的；D. careful仔细的。问题是，大多数父母过于自信，认为他们知道什么对孩子最好。故选C。

6.考查动词词义辨析。A. expect期望；B. allow允许；C. agree同意；D. teach教。许多家长希望他们的孩子能在教育上有所成就。故选A。

7.考查名词词义辨析。A. challenges挑战；B. practices实践；C. experiences经历；D. achievements成就。许多家长希望他们的孩子能在教育上有所成就。故选D。

8.考查动词短语词义辨析。A. turn to转向；B. learn about了解；C. pay for支付；D. drop in顺便走访。由下文your parents will pay school fees for you提示可知，除非孩子们确切地知道父母的决定，一些父母不会为孩子上大学付钱。故选C。

9.考查副词词义辨析。A. regularly有规律地；B. nearly几乎；C. gradually逐渐地；D. exactly确切地。除非孩子们确切地知道父母的决定，否则他们是不会为孩子上大学付钱的。故选D。

10.考查动词词义辨析。A. offering提供；B. placing放置；安排；C. depending依靠；D. trying尝试。由文章情境可知，此处强调的是一种“强迫”的行为，不是只有父母把他们的想法强加给我的学生。故选B。

11.考查动词词义辨析。A. hate讨厌；B. enjoy喜欢；C. appreciate欣赏；D. accept接受。我有一些学生做着他们非常讨厌的工作。故选A。

12.考查形容词词义辨析。A. familiar熟悉的；B. similar相似的；C. different不同的；D. terrible可怕的。但是如果他们申请一份他们更喜欢的不同工作，他们的朋友或亲戚不会支持他们。故选C。

13.考查名词词义辨析。A. mistake错误；B. chance机会；C. decision决定；D. character角色。由下文的内容可知，作者反对别人为自己规划设计人生，所以说是一个错误。如果是这样，那就是一个错误。故选A。

14.考查动词词义辨析。A. send送；B. look看；C. head前往；D. wait等待。由下文的“choose Business”及“Art”可知，此处head for college是“上大学”的意思。即使你即将上大学，你发现你父母为你支付学费的唯一方式是你选择商业，但你想学习艺术……。故选C。

15.考查动词词义辨析。A. refuse拒绝；B. learn学习；C. change改变；D. copy复制。即使你即将上大学，你发现你父母为你支付学费的唯一方式是你选择商业，但你想学习艺术……故选B。

16.考查名词词义辨析。A. remember记得；B. trouble麻烦；C. mind介意；D. suggest建议。此时此刻，我不建议你选择你没有兴趣的专业。故选D。

17.考查名词词义辨析。A. interest兴趣；B. explanation解释；C. advantage优势；D. preparation准备。此时此刻，我不建议你选择你没有兴趣的专业。故选A。

18.考查副词词义辨析。A. sometimes有时；B. never从不；C. often常常；D. still仍然。由下文just because of others’ ideas.可知，记住，永远不要因为别人的想法而选择你不喜欢的专业或工作。故选B。

19.考查形容词词义辨析。A. beautiful漂亮的；B. clever聪明的；C. happy快乐的；D. honest诚实的。由下文you will get happiness可知，如果你选择你喜欢的，你将是一个快乐的人，并将积极影响他人。故选C。

20.考查连词词义辨析。A. but但是；B. and和；C. or或者；D. although尽管。这里考查祈使句+ and + 句子。从现在开始过你想要的生活，你会得到幸福。故选B。